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Lubomir Visnovsky has decided to hang up his skates.

Visnovsky attended the Blackhawks' 2015 training camp, but didn't make the team. He instead signed with the KHL's Bratislava Slovan for the 2015-16 campaign. Visnovsky is closing the books on a career that included 883 NHL games over stints with the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, and New York Islanders. He surpassed the 40-point mark on five separate occasions and set a career high with 68 points back in 2010-11. All told, he scored 128 goals and 495 points over the course of his career. Mar 2 - 6:15 PM

This move comes as a bit of a surprise as it was thought the Blackhawks could use some veteran depth on the back end. Visnovsky had five goals and 20 points in 53 games with the New York Islanders last year. Mon, Sep 28, 2015 12:18:00 PM

Lubomir Visnovsky has accepted a professional tryout offer with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Visnovsky is 39 years old now, but he still might be a valuable sixth or seventh defenseman with Chicago if he makes the team. He had five goals and 20 points in 53 contests with the New York Islanders in 2014-15. Wed, Sep 16, 2015 11:29:00 AM

Lubomir Visnovsky is entertaining the possibility of signing with a European club.

Visnovsky is intent on extending his playing career, but he's unlikely to re-sign with the New York Islanders. The 38-year-old had five goals and 20 points in 53 games last season. If he does land an NHL contract, we would be very hesitant to recommend drafting him in standard leagues at this stage of his career. Tue, Jul 28, 2015 10:04:00 PM

Artem Anisimov stayed hot, scoring his 11th goal of the campaign during the 4-0 win over Arizona.

He's now up to 23 points in 27 games this season. Through 244 games with the New York Rangers, his original club, the pivot scored 46 goals. Through 103 games now with Chicago he's potted 30 with an 18.3% to 10.3% shooting percentage difference.

Marcus Kruger moved up to the second line Tuesday between Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman.

"I like playing in the offensive zone more, but I don't worry too much about it," said Kruger, who normally is deployed in defensive situations. "I try to play the same game no matter what line I'm on. We want to play better than this past weekend." He has accounted for two goals and seven points in 28 games this year.

You can summarize most of Vince Hinostroza's greatest NHL moments from one night: Saturday's Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks.

In that game, Hinostroza generated a goal and two assists in just about 10 minutes of ice time. In his previous 16 career NHL GP (nine in 2016-17, seven last season), Hino didn't generate a single point. Good for him, but hopefully that tells you what you need to know about his limited fantasy value, at least at this moment.

Artemi Panarin's 10th goal of the season was all the Blackhawks could muster against the Jets on Sunday.

The Hawks fell 2-1 to the Jets, but Panarin continues to prove his rookie season was no anomaly. The second-year forward now has 10 goals and 23 points in 27 games this season with his second goal in as many games.

Andrew Desjardins will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

This will be the fourth time in the last six games that Desjardins has been scratched. The 30-year-old has no points and four penalty minutes in seven games this season. Michal Kempny, who has two assists in 19 games, will also be scratched.

Dennis Rasmussen picked up the sixth goal of his career during Tuesday's 4-0 win over Arizona.

It was his second goal of the season, giving him four points in 25 games thus far. With only 13 points in 69 career games through age-26, we wouldn't expect much in the way of offensive contributions from him.

Marian Hossa has scored 14 goals this season through 27 games after he finished 2015-16 with 13 goals in 64 contests.

He potted two goals on Tuesday night against Arizona to give him 513 career markers, which ties him with Jeremy Roenick for 38th on the NHL's all-time list. It's been a great bounce-back year for the veteran winger.

Jordin Tootoo and Gustav Forsling will each be scratched against the Devils on Thursday.

Tootoo has always been valued more for his physical play than his ability to put pucks in the net. But this season has been dreadful by that standard as well. He's posted no points with 11 PIMs and 17 hits in 19 games thus far.

Duncan Keith boosted his assists total by two during Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.

He's now up to 17 helpers, but no goals through 54 shots. Three times Keith has reached the double-digit margin for goals, and he has 84 for his career. So they're coming, we just have to wait a bit for Lady Luck to come back along.

Brian Campbell has been paired with Duncan Keith for the last two games.

The change has resulted in one goal and three assists for the veteran defenseman. Campbell has also topped 20 minutes of ice time in each of those contests. "I don't think I skated great the first few games," said Campbell. "I'm really trying to put that as an emphasis on my game. I played a lot of right side in my career, it just has been a while. Now I'm getting really comfortable at it." He has five points and a plus-6 rating in seven games.

Scott Darling was the apple of all of Chicago's eyes during his 4-0 win over the Coyotes.

He only had to make 22 stops but with Corey Crawford expected to miss most if not all of December, this is certainly a delight. It was Darling's first shutout of the year, and the third of his career. His record now stands in at 5-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and a .919 save percentage.

The Blackhawks have called up goalie Lars Johansson from Rockford of the AHL.

He will back up Scott Darling while Corey Crawford recovers from his emergecny appendectomy. We don't expect Johansson to play much based on his 6-7-1 record and 2.63 goals against average and .911 save percentage with the IceDogs. That said, he was terriific in 2014-15 with Frolunda of the Swedish League.